Asking this because my area literally just had a power outage while it’s drizzling rain outside. During the worst storms my area has had we somehow never lose power but during small rainfalls or even the hottest and nicest days of the summer, we lose power. Besides lines being damaged by strong winds, what usually causes power outages?
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Overloading is one cause, wires can only carry so much power before failing, so safety systems cut power if the current passes over a threshold, hot summer days are typically when everyone is using a lot of power for AC, so it’s not all that uncommon
Asking this because my area literally just had a power outage while it’s drizzling rain outside. During the worst storms my area has had we somehow never lose power but during small rainfalls or even the hottest and nicest days of the summer, we lose power. Besides lines being damaged by strong winds, what usually causes power outages?
In: 2
Overloading is one cause, wires can only carry so much power before failing, so safety systems cut power if the current passes over a threshold, hot summer days are typically when everyone is using a lot of power for AC, so it’s not all that uncommon
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